Adem
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning man of the earth; a form of Adam.
Adem by the numbers
In 2025, 21 babies in England and Wales were named Adem. In the US, 45 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 49 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Adam
Like Adem, each of these traces back to Adam: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Adanman; variant of Adam745 in the US (2017)
- Adamaearth or red earth; a form of Adam41 in the US (2017)
- Ablebreath; vapor; son of Adam in Bible34 in the US (2017)
- Addisenson of Adam; a form of Addison33 in the US (2017)
- Adaina form of Adam; man of the earth10 in the US (2017)
- Adomasred earth; a form of Adam8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Habeelson of Adam; Abel in Islamic tradition3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Adem. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Adem
Names that are said the same way as Adem, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the earth
Like Adem, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Waylonland beside the road2,434 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jorgefarmer; worker of the earth1,547 in the US (2017)
- Claytonclay settlement or town1,487 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Adem
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